# (Old) Spot the Lunatic - A Cat MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [November 18, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-the-lunatic-a-cat-mmp/1010390 "2024-11-18T07:54:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 55
**Author:** ![Bob\_Blaylock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_blaylock/32/3235_2.png) [@Bob\_Blaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Blaylock)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-the-lunatic-a-cat-mmp/1010390/55 "2024-11-19T07:35:51Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > He’s a man with a new toy. Do I really have to say anything else?   Now, there is someone who gets it.   Admittedly, since getting the Jeep, @Seanette and I have gone off by ourselves, and sometimes, just me without @Seanette, into places where it would be much wiser to have someone else along, in another vehicle, in case something goes wrong.   This is far from the most risky such trip that I’ve made, with or without @Seanette. [![](https://www.jeepcherokeeclub.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=1920,fit=scale-down/https://www.jeepcherokeeclub.com/attachments/zsc_2218-topaz-rawdenoise-sharpen-face-jpg.237228/) ](https://www.jeepcherokeeclub.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=1920,fit=scale-down/https://www.jeepcherokeeclub.com/attachments/zsc_2218-topaz-rawdenoise-sharpen-face-jpg.237228/)   One precaution that I did take this time, that I have never done before, was to make a post to Facebook, describing where I intended to go; also containing a description of myself and my vehicle, and general information that would be helpful to anyone who went looking for me, if I failed to return home in a reasonable time; also posting updates as comments under it, from time to time, containing pictures of an instrument that displayed my coordinates, and terse descriptions of my activities. > **[Bob Blaylock](https://www.facebook.com/kcolyalB.boB/posts/pfbid03495Tt1AovUbMnQBHJoXPDTrGqZMHkDGYLrtCuFybVukaBN5jshKCyM2hz5MhKg22l? __cft__ %5B0%5D=AZXL4wWYKke5nzFH6SEyG4M5DpElazPoXclpnH0EGuI8638syN3nbupte1M9UVcfUDeJdqyLu4jj53R4aXp0NqJvdMKO2d1jXhCguguMy1iYGsBw2YXBlopw0xNOKuirrVrIuxfhyNisQo2iitNvV0M-Rb53vzppSrObBn5_WzrXHA& __tn__ =%2CO%2CP-R)** > > I'm about to go on one of my unwise solo adventures. Since getting my Jeep, several months ago, I've taken it places where things could go wrong, and I could be stranded out in the middle of...   My original intent was to try to go to [Signal Peak](https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B020'20.2%22N+120%C2%B032'08.3%22W/@39.3389444,-120.5356389,846m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d39.3389444!4d-120.5356389!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D).  @Seanette and I had tried once before to go there, by way of a trail that turned out to be beyond the combination of my vehicle’s capability and my skill and confidence.  Some time after that, I learned of what appeared to be a much easier way to get the, and had been itching ever since to try that route.  It turns out that that route is closed, through 2028, according to a closed gate and some nearby signs.  So the only way to get to Signal Peak, until that closure is over, is by way of the trail that we’ve already determined is too difficult for us.   Having already spent two hours getting into that general area, I figured I’d pick some easy nearby trail, and run that.  My pick was [Texas Hill Road](https://www.onxmaps.com/offroad/trails/us/california/texas-hill-road), rated as an easy trail.  I think that rating presumes better weather.  As @Seanette mentioned, I’d never driven in snow before, and the snow on this trail was thick, and loose, making for some very interesting driving conditions; and a great opportunity to get a sense of how well my Jeep can handle it. > **[Bob Blaylock](https://www.facebook.com/kcolyalB.boB/posts/pfbid03495Tt1AovUbMnQBHJoXPDTrGqZMHkDGYLrtCuFybVukaBN5jshKCyM2hz5MhKg22l? __cft__ %5B0%5D=AZXL4wWYKke5nzFH6SEyG4M5DpElazPoXclpnH0EGuI8638syN3nbupte1M9UVcfUDeJdqyLu4jj53R4aXp0NqJvdMKO2d1jXhCguguMy1iYGsBw2YXBlopw0xNOKuirrVrIuxfhyNisQo2iitNvV0M-Rb53vzppSrObBn5_WzrXHA& __tn__ =%2CO%2CP-R)** > > I'm about to go on one of my unwise solo adventures. Since getting my Jeep, several months ago, I've taken it places where things could go wrong, and I could be stranded out in the middle of... --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-spot-the-lunatic-a-cat-mmp/1010390)._